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JuveJay

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Update on Muamba:

It was confirmed some hours ago that his heart is beating on its own, and he was also moving his arms and legs.

In the last few minutes news has come in that he has started speaking.

Apparently he wasn't breathing on his own for two hours after it initially happened, so it was/is a worry that he might have had some kind of brain damage, but hopefully that is not the case.

He's still in a very precarious condition but some good news at least.
 

JuveJay

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Muamba has been speaking quite a bit now, he seems to be steadily improving.

He was lucky in the early stages:
Dr Tobin said: "It was 48 minutes when he collapsed to reaching hospital and a further 30 minutes after that. He was, in effect, dead at that time."
He added: "We were fearing the worse and didn't think we would get the recovery we had. It's incredible."
The Consultant Cardiologist who ran onto the pitch, Dr Andrew Deaner said: "If I was ever going to use term miraculous it could be used here. He has made a remarkable recovery so far. "Two hours after [regaining consciousness] I whispered in his ear, 'What's your name?' and he said, 'Fabrice Muamba'. I said, 'I hear you're a really good footballer' and he said, 'I try'. I had a tear in my eye."
 
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